The Acts of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island: 1773-1852

We command you that you summon C. D., alleged to be or lately to have been in possession of certain goods and chattels, effects and credits, to wit: [here enumerate the articles] of and belonging to A. B., a person of unsound mind, that the said C. D. may appear in his own proper person before us, in our Supreme Court of Judicature, to be holden at

on the

then and there to answer E. F., committee of the said A. B., touching the said goods and chattels, effects and credits, as directed in and by an Act intituled "An Act to provide for the care and maintenance of idiots, lunatics, and persons of unsound mind;" and hereof fail not to make due return of this writ or summons, and your doings therein, according to law.

Witness Edward James Jarvis, Esquire, at Charlottetown,
this
in the
year of our reign.

day of

Continued by 25 Vic. c.

CAP. XXXVII.

An Act for the better preventing accidents by fire within
Charlottetown and the common thereof.

The provisions of this Act, (which have been repealed by a law of the City
Council of Charlottetown, passed under the powers vested in said corporation by
Act 18 Vic. cap. 34, sec. 37,) may affect titles to lands, but are omitted pursuant të
directions of Act 23 Vic. cap. 10.

CAP. XXXVIII.

An Act to incorporate a temperance hall company in Charlottetown.

This Act remains in force, but has been printed in the volume of private and local Acts, pursuant to directions of Act 24 Vic. c. 3.

CAP. XXXIX.

An Act to incorporate the grand division and subordinate divisions of the order of the sons of temperance in Prince Edward Island.

This Act remains in force, but has been printed in the volume of private and local Acts, pursuant to directions of Act 24 Vic. e. 3.

CAP. XL.

An Act to amend an Act relating to statute labor for Char- Repealed by 24 lottetown, its common and royalty, and also to nuisances Vie., c. 20. in and about the same.

CAP. XLI.

year,

in the

amended by
20 Vic., c. 12.

An Act to prevent the going at large of swine and geese at all Continued and seasons, and of horses at certain seasons of the square and streets of Georgetown.

This Act remains in force, but has been printed in the volume of private and local Acts, pursuant to directions of Act 24 Vic., c. 3.

CAP. XLII.

Repealed by

An Act relating to the alewives' and other fisheries, and the appointment of protectors or overseers of fisheries, and 24 Vic. c. 7. to prohibit the taking of salmon after a certain period of the year, and for certain purposes therein mentioned.

CAP. XLIII.

An Act for appropriating certain moneys therein mentioned, Executed. for the service of the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two.

INDEX.

ABATEMENT,

Of suits, Act for preventing, 64.
do. in Chancery, 587.

ABDUCTION

Of females under 16 years of age, 323.

ABJURATION,

Oath of, imposed on Roman Catholics, abolished, 521.

ABSENT OR ABSCONDING DEBTOR.

(See Debtor,) 36 et seq.

Being a copartner, 156.

Confirmation of certain sales of land, made under proceedings against, 350.

ABSENT SUITOR,

In Chancery, 587.

Service of nonbailable process, how effected, in certain cases, 763, 516.
ACCESSARY

To felony, before the fact, 311.

do. after the fact, 312.

When he may be tried, 312, 313.
Receiver of stolen goods, 329, 330.
Punishment of, 332.

To offences, punishable under Post Office Act, 709.
Where same may be tried, 713

ACCIDENT.

Act for compensating families of persons killed by, 519.

By whom, and for whose benefit, action to be brought, 520.
Limitation of action, for compensation, ib.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Of title to land in writing, 361.

ACTION, limitation of.

Of trespass, debt, &c., six years, 51.
Of assault, battery, &c., one year, ib.

For words, six months, ib.

De novo,

after reversal by writ of error, 52.

When plaintiff barred, ib.

Against persons beyond the seas, 53.

Against officer of Customs, under 6 Vic. cap. 14, 423.

For compensation for death through neglect, 520.

Against officer under 12 Vic. c. 22, 632.

For recovery of land, twenty years, 358.

When right of entry deemed to accrue, ib.

By administrator, 360.

In case of tenancy at will, ib.

do. do. from year to year, ib.

ACTIONS, limitation of, for recovery of land, (continued.)
Wrongful receipt of rent, 360

Mere entry, not to be deemed possession, 361.
Continual claim, not to preserve right of entry, ib.
In cace of coparceners, ib.

Acknowledgment of title in writing, 361.
Forty years' possession, to bar all claim, 362.
What parts not to be deemed beyond seas, ib.
When right to estate in possession is barred, ib.
When tenant in tail is barred, 363.

Equitable claim, when extinguished, ib.

do. do

do.

in case of express trust, ib.
in case of fraud, ib.

Courts of equity not interfered with, 364.

Mortgager when barred, ib. 402.

Receipt of rent to be deemed receipt of profits, 365.

For moneys charged on land, ib.

For arrears of dower, 365, 366.

ACTION, abatement of, 64.

Summary, in Supreme Court, 75-77.

Set-off to be allowed in, 218.

Against J. P., for endorsing a warrant, not to lie, 490.

In Supreme Court, where cause of action is under £5, defendant not to be held
to bail, 610. (Vide 23 Vic. cap 10, s. 64.)

ACTS OF ASSEMBLY.

Constructive revival of, repealed, 570, 679.
May be amended, &c., same session, 678.
To be divided into sections, ib.

When cited, the title need not be set out, ib.
Construction of terms in, 678.

Repealed portions, when operation of, to cease, 679.
To be deemed public, unless otherwise expressed, ib.

Claiming estate of intestate, allowed to claim without interval, 360.
Discharging debtor to estate of intestate, 668.

May obtain order to sell real estate, to discharge claims against intestate, 566.

ADMINISTRATOR OF THE GOVERNMENT,

Powers vested in Lieut. Governor, to extend to, 309.

ADULTERY,

A cause for divorce, 293.

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